Alleged prostitute facing child endangerment charges for teenage pimp

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Vanessa Gumataotao (Roseville Police Department)

Alleged prostitute facing child endangerment charges for teenage pimp

Vanessa Gumataotao (Roseville Police Department)

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL) — A teenager is being held in juvenile hall facing accusations of pimping a woman twice his age, and his alleged prostitute is facing child endangerment charges for being with him.

The couple was arrested early Tuesday morning in Roseville.

An officer noticed a car driving around 1 a.m. without its lights on. The 17-year-old man was behind the wheel, and did not have a drivers’ license. The passenger, 34-year-old Vanessa Gumataotao, was arrested on suspicion of prostitution and child abuse/endangerment in connection with using the teen as her pimp.

The teen was taken to juvenile hall and is not being identified at this time.